CRYPTOLINK: Loch Ness monster found - in Poole Park lake

IT’S been cold, wet, the economy is still in the doldrums, and winter is on its way – but a prankster has managed to put smiles on the faces of visitors to Poole Park.

A note written on the back of a paper bag and pushed through the door of the Daily Echo’s Poole office alerted us to a new attraction.

It said: “There’s some sort of really big fish thing stuck in the model boating part of Poole Park Lake!”

And sure enough, when we investigated, the lake had acquired its own version of the Loch Ness monster, positioned just far enough out that it could not be removed without wading into the water.

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